Tentative

Even in the eyes of others, the relationship between Shen Yizhuo and Qu Zhe has undergone tremendous changes overnight, but only the person involved knows in his heart that this is just a play of "good friends", and Qu Zhe has no choice but to I didn't start to cooperate with Shen Yizhuo's performance.

Once out of the sight of others, Shen Yizhuo will return to normal, and will avoid any form of communication with Qu Zhe.Soon Qu Zhe got used to his sudden change of attitude, and could even tell from his expression whether there were people around.

Other than that, campus life hasn't changed much, and it's not like Shen Yizhuo treats him with kindness, and everyone else will come up to him and be very courteous.In the final analysis, Shen Yizhuo is just likable, not someone who holds the power of life and death and has to please.Qu Zhe will still quietly collect the waste paper he throws away, and after self-study next night, he will silently keep a distance behind him, watching him either go shopping at a convenience store, or hang out with friends outside of school.

As for whether Shen Yizhuo knew about his following, Qu Zhe didn't know.

The temperature was getting lower and lower day by day, Qu Zhe covered himself tightly, wearing a black scarf covering the lower half of his face.If it gets colder, it is estimated that it will snow.Not far away, Shen Yizhuo still had his neck bare and was wearing very thin clothes. Qu Zhe felt cold when he looked at him.

Just after evening self-study, he followed behind Shen Yizhuo as usual.

The other party chatted with the classmates on the same road, said goodbye at the fork, and walked towards his house.That small road is still pitch-black, and it seems that street lights should be installed here when the city was planned.Shen Yizhuo walked in front, and Qu Zhe could only see a vague outline.

"Hello?" In the darkness, Shen Yizhuo's voice suddenly sounded.

This road was unusually quiet, and the abrupt voice was particularly permeating, especially for Qu Zhe, who immediately thought that Shen Yizhuo was talking to him.Even if he was discovered once, the feeling of being caught at the tail would still make him so nervous that he would sweat in this winter.

But in the next second, Shen Yizhuo said again: "I'm almost home..."

From some distance away, his voice was indistinct, and one had to be very careful to hear it clearly.The two stopped on the road like this, and soon Qu Zhe realized that Shen Yizhuo was on the phone.

"Okay, got it, come here now." After he finished speaking, he started walking again.Qu Zhe breathed a sigh of relief and continued to follow.

Today is not the weekend, but Shen Yizhuo didn't go home. He turned at a certain intersection and walked straight to the nearby downtown area.Qu Zhe quietly glanced at the time, get out of class ended at 09:30, half an hour had passed since he got here, if he came back late, he would definitely be scolded.Rationally, he thought so, but his body just didn't listen, and he had no intention of going back.He walked through the crowd, his eyes fixed on Shen Yizhuo's back.

Shen Yizhuo came to the billiard table last time again, and immediately someone came up to greet him familiarly.Qu Zhe avoided his sight and walked back to that dark corner, as if going back in time, watching Shen Yizhuo chatting with someone, picking up the club, and getting ready to play.

The person next to him was not only smoking, but even opened a few bottles of beer, watched with a smile on his face, and drank from the bottle.

But compared to these, Shen Yizhuo's playing style attracted him more.After playing a few shots, Shen Yizhuoyue got warmed up, so he took off his coat and hung it on the seat next to him.Underneath he was a large white pullover, and for the convenience of movement, the sleeves were rolled up to the elbows, exposing his strong forearms.

Shen Yizhuo is definitely not strong among boys, and he looks a little thin when he is wearing clothes.But compared to Qu Zhe's body, he is obviously much stronger.

Seeing him set up the club, lower his waist, and stare at the ball on the table seriously, at this moment, the drinker next to him suddenly stopped Shen Yizhuo, and after saying something, he immediately looked at Qu Zhe in the dark, Sharp eyes.A few seconds later, he closed the rod impatiently and walked straight towards where Qu Zhe was.

Qu Zhe's throat tightened, already realizing that the other party had discovered his existence.

"You followed me again." Standing in front of him, Shen Yizhuo said coldly.

Not a question, but a statement.As far as Qu Zhe appeared here, he could only be following Shen Yizhuo.With the scarf covering his nose and mouth, he said in a muffled voice, "I'm sorry..."

"Can you play billiards?"

"Won't……"

"Then come and watch, don't stick it here." As Shen Yizhuo said, he turned and walked over there, "Looks like a pervert."

"it is good."

He followed Shen Yizhuo back to the edge of the billiard table as promised, the little gangster looked at him with a playful smile, and then handed him a cigarette: "Do you smoke?"

Qu Zhe shook his head: "I, I won't..."

"Don't talk if you don't know clearly." Shen Yizhuo said impatiently. He took the cigarette with his backhand, put it into his mouth, took out the lighter from his pocket, lit it for himself, took a deep breath, and picked it up. Cue, play again, "Sit on the sidelines and watch."

"Ah."

Qu Zhe had never stayed in such a place for more than 5 minutes, let alone participated in it.I saw Shen Yizhuo put the cigarette on the edge of the table, put a ball into the hole, and made another ball.

"Yizhuo still played well!"

"Be merciful..." His opponent made an exaggerated expression, "Don't give me a shot."

"I'm joking." Shen Yizhuo made another shot, but this time he didn't make another shot.

He stood up with his cue, picked up his cigarette and stood aside.From the beginning to the end, except for the first glance, he never looked at Qu Zhe again.

"Drinking?" The person sitting next to Qu Zhe picked up the glass bottle of beer, lifted the bottle cap with his teeth, and handed it to Shen Yizhuo.

Shen Yizhuo frowned and said, "I don't like this brand."

"I'll go buy it!" Qu Zhe stood up with a "swish", "What brand do you like to drink, I'll go buy it..."

"Ha ha……"

Only then did Shen Yizhuo look at him, and after hesitating for a few seconds, he said, "Mountain City." After he finished speaking, he took out his wallet from his pocket, took out a brand new bill, and stuffed it directly into Qu Zhe's hand.

He took the money, turned around and went to a nearby convenience store.

He left in such a hurry that he even forgot to ask Shen Yizhuo whether to buy bottled or canned, large or small cans, and how many cans he wanted.Walking into the 24-hour convenience store, he stood in front of the freezer and looked at it, remembering how many people were there, and finally took out half a dozen from the freezer: "How much?"

"36."

He was about to check out, when he raised his head and suddenly saw a variety of cigarettes on the cabinet behind the cashier.Among them, there is the black soft-packed cigarette that I saw at Shen Yizhuo's house last time.Qu Zhe pointed and said, "That, how much is that?"

"this one?"

"No, the one next to it, the black one..."

"25."

"I want a pack, thank you."

"61 in total."

"Can we pay separately?"

"OK."

He took out the big bill, handed it over and said, "pay for the beer first."

He picked up the plastic bag and put the cigarettes and the change into his coat pocket.

When Qu Zhe passed by, there was only one black eight left on the table. Shen Yizhuo shot the shot in a chic posture. After the crisp impact sound, the black eight fell into the hole.

"Okay, can you continue to fight or replace?"

"Let me rest for a while."

"Your little follower is back."

Shen Yizhuo put down the club, Qu Zhe walked up to him, reached out and handed over the bag, and handed the change to Shen Yizhuo.

"No more." Shen Yizhuo said softly, holding a plastic bag and sitting on the sofa next to him.

The remaining change was still in Qu Zhe's hand, he didn't know whether to hand it over or put it in his pocket.Such behavior was extremely insulting, Shen Yizhuo didn't seem to realize it, he took out the beer on his own, pulled the tab, and took a big gulp.

"Sit down, don't stand." The gangster who talked the most walked up to Qu Zhe, unceremoniously pulled him to sit down, picked up the beer and handed it to Qu Zhe, "Come on, you can't smoke, but you can always drink." ?”

"Do not……"

Qu Zhe had no choice but to put the money back into his pocket, and then looked at Shen Yizhuo, not asking for his permission this time, but hoping that he would at least stop his friend by saying something.But Shen Yizhuo just looked at the two players who were playing, and he didn't seem to hear the movement next to him, holding a beer and taking a sip from time to time.

When he smoked and drank, his youthful and student air seemed to be taken away by these things, and there was a maturity that Qu Zhe couldn't describe between his brows.

"You can't smoke, you can't drink, what are you going out to play?" the little gangster said unhappily.

He didn't want to play at all, he just...wanted to look at Shen Yizhuo.

It wasn't until this moment that Qu Zhe realized that he was a little sick.Even if he looked at Shen Yizhuo every minute, nothing would happen.It is simply impossible for him to expose Shen Yizhuo's evil deeds.No matter how vividly he used to describe Shen Yizhuo's current appearance, no one would believe him, they would only think that he was slandering top students.

"Drink or not? Huh?" Seeing Qu Zhe's silence, the little gangster lost his patience.He forcefully handed the opened beer in front of Qu Zhe, because the movement was too big, a little liquid swirled out from the narrow opening and spilled on Qu Zhe's pants.

Qu Zhe stared at Shen Yizhuo closely, followed helplessly, stretched his neck to let the scarf shrink down, and then slowly approached his mouth with the beer.

"It's just a drink, will it kill you? Such a mother-in-law."

He closed his eyes and took a sip.The beer tasted bitter to him, but Shen Yizhuo drank it leisurely, as if it was just an ordinary drink.Under the watchful eyes of the little gangster next to him, he drank several sips in a row, and he just drank half of the bottle. Apart from the bad taste, he didn't feel anything.

Shen Yizhuo ignored him all the time, and after a while, he started gossiping with the people next to him: "Why do you have to call me out today?"

"Isn't it, I haven't played with you for several days, are your hands itchy?"

"You didn't even fight."

"I'll have a game with you in a while."

"Betting?"

"Okay, the old rules." The little gangster said with a smile, "One hundred and one shot."

"Row."

Qu Zhe was very surprised when he heard the words.He could only sip and drink non-stop to hide his surprise.In this kind of thing, if you behave exaggeratedly, it seems that you have never seen the world.

No, the most important thing is - that's like, he doesn't deserve to hang out with Shen Yizhuo.

His daily pocket money is only 30 yuan, including breakfast, lunch and dinner.Qu Zhe eats less and occasionally skips food, which saves him a lot of money.Although he didn't know what "one shot" specifically referred to, Qu Zhe had never seen gambling in units of "hundreds" before with the naked eye.

While they were chatting, the game on the table was over, and Shen Yizhuo casually put the unfinished beer bottle on the small table at hand, and got up to get the club.The little gangster also followed, and the two of them chatted and kicked off the ball.

But Qu Zhe's eyes fell on the unfinished beer.

That was the beer Shen Yizhuo had drunk.